Amendment ID: S2800-114

Amendment 114

Representation on POSAC

Messrs. Rush and Tran, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Fattman, Brady, Velis, Timilty, Pacheco, Feeney and Keenan move to amend the bill in SECTION 6, by striking lines 164-192 in Section 221 and inserting in place thereof:-

“Section 221.  There shall be an independent police officer standards and accreditation committee within the executive office of public safety and security consisting of: 13 members appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be the Attorney General or her nominee, 1 of whom shall be the Colonel the Massachusetts State Police (or a sworn Officer designated by the Colonel), 1 of whom shall be the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (or a sworn Officer designated by the Commissioner), 1 of whom shall be a chief of police of a mid-sized municipality who is a person of color to be nominated by the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated, 1 of whom shall be the President of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, Inc., 1 of whom shall be the President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, 1 of whom shall be the President of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, 1 of whom shall be a sworn Police Officer nominated by the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Policy Group, 1 of whom shall be a retired judge, 1 of whom shall be a Professor of Criminal Justice from a Massachusetts College or University; 1 of whom shall be an expert in the field of use of force, 1 of whom shall be an expert in the investigation of firearms discharge; and 1 other member; provided, however, that non-law enforcement members shall have experience with or expertise in law enforcement practice and training, criminal law, or the criminal justice system. Appointments to the police officer standards and accreditation committee shall be for terms of 3 years and until their successors are appointed. Vacancies in the membership of the committee shall be filled by the original appointing authority for the balance of the unexpired term. Members of the police officer standards and accreditation committee shall be compensated for work performed for the police officer standards and accreditation committee at such rate as the secretary of administration and finance shall determine and shall be reimbursed for their expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.”